From reciting rap lyrics to revolutionizing hip-hop studies Dr Joycelyn Wilson proves hip-hop’s power in academia and digital media.

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper.

Kendrick Lamar, one of hip-hop’s most venerated artists for the past decade, performed “Not Like Us,” a diss track aimed at ...

Ahead of Kendrick Lamar's headline performance at the Super Bowl half-time show, we explore the rapper's journey from the ...

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is still taking a victory lap that began last May. Here’s how a hard-hitting diss became a ...

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance in New Orleans on Sunday drew criticism from some fans, who labeled it the ...

Rap isn't just a genre ... A few days before his first headlining presentation – Lamar previously joined the hip-hop team including Dr. Dre and Eminem in 2022 – he talked about the importance ...

In her new book, author and cultural critic Aria S. Halliday considers how society has limited who Black girls are — and who ...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees on Wednesday. The shortlist includes ...

Best Rap Performance, and Best Music Video. Additionally, Mustard, the record’s producer and an architect of modern Los Angeles hip-hop, earned a nomination for Producer of the Year, Non ...

The Grammy-winning hip-hop star headlined the 59th Super Bowl with a jaw-dropping ... Joined by SZA, he performed “Luther” – ...